180-degree view of part of the interior of Twilight World. Photo taken during the dark period, and altered afterwards to show some detail (it's a lot darker in there than it appears in the photo!).
On the left foreground is the eastern quoll exhibit. On the right is the exhibit for pygmy slow loris / Java mouse deer.
In the central, dead-end section (wooden floor) are the exhibits for Malagasy jumping rat / gray mouse lemur, and for New Guinea ground cuscus (slightly hidden to the left and right respectively). At the far end are the two linked exhibits for aye-aye.
On the far right can be seen part of the entrance corridor, leading through from the sand cats, yellow mongoose, kowari* etc.
* on this visit, the kowari exhibit was empty (of kowari). The nest box had been removed, although the remainder of the enclosure and signage seemed fairly normal.
Great photo! Are there only about a dozen exhibits in Twilight World? Regardless of how many enclosures are within the nocturnal house, the species selection is hugely impressive.
Great photo! Are there only about a dozen exhibits in Twilight World? Regardless of how many enclosures are within the nocturnal house, the species selection is hugely impressive.
During its peak, it was one of the most curious and imaginative exhibits in the UK I know of - educational displays regarding Naked Mole Rats, multiple chambers of the house, especially that of the 'urban home' section with rats and mice! The species kept in here at peak were nice as well - including a nice selection of marsupials!
It is rather a pity that it could not live to see the zoo shut this year - though from what I have heard, during its final days, it was rather lacklusture..
And it seems, perhaps sadly, that the nocturne house in general now seems to be left by the way-side in modern zoos..
